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Show I Davis County School District Salaries Above Average A teacher with a bachelor's degree starting his career in Davis County schools earns slightly more than his counterparts throughout the state on an average, a recently released study shows. THAT DAVIS teacher would be paid $10,672 compared to the state average of $10,452. In fact, that salary is only $105 below the highest paid and is in Carbon County nearly $600 above teachers in the lowest paid district of North Summit. This information is contained in a teacher salary schedule research bulletin prepared by the Utah Education Association. The maximum salary offered a bachelor's degreeholding teacher in Davis County stands at $16,846, well above the state average of $15,971 and the low of $13,690. But Davis teachers have a ways to go before reaching the top of $18,122 Tooele, however. offered in THE REPORT showed Davis teachers to stand in good stead compared to those in neighboring though. High and for those with districts, mct average of $1,058, or 7.09 percent. That placed Davis in seventh place when comparincrease ing minimum allowed and ninth place for maximum, according to the report bachelor's A teacher wuh a master's degree in Dav is District could degrees included: Granite, $10,394 and $16,527; Jordan. receive a maximum salary schedule and increment $10,211 and $15,417; Morgan, $10,251 and $16,025; Salt Lake City, $10,432 and $16,162; Weber, $10,386 and $16,867 increase of $1,486 or 10 percent compared to the state and Ogden, ranked 24th for an increment low salaries $10,434 and average of $1,540 and 11.13 percent. The district was tor an $16,550. increase and The minimum increase available for bachelor's instructors m Davis District was reported at $652, or 6.51 percent, com pared to the state average of $682, or 6.98 percent. average schedule increase. THE MAXIMUM allowable in the district listed at $1,031, or a 6.52 percent increase, compared to the state terparts around the state received a general salary degree-holdin- 27th THE difference between a beginning and top salary tor a master's degree was listed at $7,463 compared to the state average of $4$, 591. Davis teachers and counincrease of about seven percent, the report noted, tb Christmas Means.. OLD FRIENDS TEACH TOGETHER By WANDA LUND ULEARE1ELD - Two men whose friendship began nearly forty years ago while they were rockhounds" are sharing their knowledge of cutting and polishing stones with other senior citizens. Myron Mabey and Emil Rosenau, both 73, teach lapidary classes at the Heritage Senior Citizens' Center here every Tuesday. New classes will begin Jan. 8, and interested persons are invited to call the center for further intormation. template and rotate it on the grinder, to get the proper bevel. If you hold your hand anil arm at the right angle, you can work on the thickness of the stone just as if you were operating a lathe. of women 'Une my students ground three stones in two hours, using the techniques she learned in class. STUDENTS HAVE access to lour grinders and three sanders, in addition to the new saw which slices the stones into sections. Mr. Rosenau has served as president of the Northwestern BERT BRAGONJI, described by Mr. Mabey as "a master mechanic, who keeps all the machinery going perfectly," also assists in teaching. Mr. Rosenau originated a system to teach beginners. Federation of Mineralogical Societies in the Western States and Canada and was responsible for naming the Golden Spike Gem and Mineral Society, in which "11 IS SO simple, he said in an interview. "After the stone selected is fastened to the template (which is uniform so it can fit all standard mountings), teach the student how to hold the MR. ROSENAU and his wile, Clara, have demonstrated making silver chains, and they also do silver filigree work. He has conducted numerous workshops in in several wes Boun-tifu- 1 l, both he and Mr. Mabey have been active. tern states. conducts classes He in lapidary at the Golden Hours Center in Ogden on Monday and on Tuesday night and teaches at the Heritage Center on Tuesday mornings aiid alternoons. MR. MABEY recalls that he and his wife, Lucille, became interested in collecting rocks shortly after their marriage in 1932. Both have been officers of the Gem and Mineral Society in Ogden, and Mrs. Mabey has also served as treasurer of the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies. "Students bring the type of material they want to work with to class, and we teach them how to cut and polish it," he said. Both men and women attend the classes, and some of the students have purchased their own equip- ment after they became interested in lapidary in the class. "SHOULD WE call these rocks semiprecious? asked. CLEARFIELD Myron Mabey and Emil Rosenau, both 73, work at preparing stones for polishing, as Fred Omura works on grinder in background. Mr. Mabey and Mr. Rosenau teach lapidary at the Heritage Center for Senior Citizens in Clearfield. New classes will begin Jan. 8. The wav I he look at it, alter they are polished, they are very precious, although they are not like rubies or diamonds or emeralds. ing Senior Citizen and later as Outstanding Clearfield think agate is my favorite you can find it "1 anywhere, and there is such a variation in it. You never find two pieces just alike. It is almost as if each agate has its own special personality. I get such a kick out of cutting into a piece of agate, because never know just what the next piece is going to be. MR. MABEYS uncle, Charles R. Mabey, former Utah Governor, was a rockhound too, Mr. Mabey still has some rocks that were cut and polished by his uncle. He displays some of his lavonte pieces in showcases in the basement of his home. He said agate, a variety oi quartz with variously colored stripes or clouded colors, is lormed in a thermal process. Hut water absorbed silica, and the hotter the water was, the more silica it absorbed HE AND MRS. Mabey have .both been active in work with citizens. the senior Mr. Mabev was named Outstand 1 Ci- tizen (1979). 1 have enjoyed Lisa Jor- gensens essay about what she liked best about the Christmas season won a first place doing things for people, and have never felt that I wanted to make money at the expense of someone else," he said. MRS. MABEY IS a member ol the Utah Council on Aging and is Slate Chairman of the Council of Aging's Nutrition Prugram as well as chairman ot the Davis County Nutrition Committee. both Mr. Mabey and Mr. award in competition for boys and girls under the age of 12. She is eleven years old and is a sixth grade student at the South Clearfield Elementary School. What would Christmas be for northern Utahns without the brilliant light displays at Ogdens Municipal Gardens or Temple Square in Salt Lake City? WE GOT a hint at what it would be like during the energy crunch several years ago. But fortunately, the lights have been more than turned back on at both sites and, if anything, offer more than ever with additional lights and displays added. The tradition started in 1961 at Ogdens Municipal Gardens surrounding that, Municipal Building. It has evolved major display areas and 127,000 lights accentuating a Christmas theme. citys to include five ACCORDING TO Ogden City Parks Director Clair Bennett, the project was initially sponsored by the Greater Ogden Area Chamber of Commerce but was soon taken under the wing of the parks department, where able hands have created a wide array of Yule-relate- d displays. Efforts have been made to create lifelike figurines and displays that would Inake you think it was the real thing. Each year weve added. At first we had 17 or 18 fantasy land buildings and Santas castle and then we decided to have a nativity scene and religious section." THAT NATIVITY scene includes a church and animated characters to boot. Add to that the individualized lighting techniques" and it can easily be imagined as the real thing. "We found the characters where we tried animation first accentuated them much greater since there was some type of movement, Mr. Bennett explains. With the addition of music nearly every dimension was utilized to bring out the Yule message, he said. The display is divided into five areas including the religious section, artistic lighting, fantasy buildings, playground area and prairie scene. AN ESTIMATED 650,000 people see the Ogden display each year, or equal to about half the states population, Mr. Bennett says. Among the most popular displays for the children is the playground. Utilizing equipment kept on the site all year, it is transformed during Christmas into a miniature zoo. It started with two elephants but now includes reindeer from Santa's herd right down to the jolly mans sled. And while most who visit the display are from the area, people are drawn from as far south as St. George up into southern Idaho and western Wyoming, Mr. Bennett Rosenau believe people should start developing their hobby interests in their working years. "ONE MISTAKE we have observed is that people say they are going to start lapidary when they retire, but that is too late," Mr. Mabey observed. He confines his teaching to the autumn, winter and spring months ol the year. But when summer comes, he amt his wife go traveling. v isited Mexico twice last summer, then went to Canada. They says. TO HELP these people and others get a more detailed look, a tour guide service has been set up, Mr. Bennett says. "Last year we had ten woodsmen and Mrs. Santa lead the people about. This year, guides included some of the famous Star Wars movie characters. And the original space suit used by John Glenn is also on display, something the kids just eat up, he says. ALTHOUGH IT was quite a hard job to put it all together, finding volunteers and others able to build the displays, Mr. Bennett says his crews are able to do quite a good job even though much of the designing just comes from ideas created in the head rather than on paper. Is it appreciated? Mr. Bennett says let ters are received from all over the country. And often when he attends conferences compliments are received from people from areas as farflung as New Orleans, La., or Florida. There were some people from Kansas City taking pictures of it who had gone out of their way to come and see it, for example, he adds. WE WANT to make it a place where people wafit to go at this time of the year. It creates a good Christmas image and is a neat place for people to spend their leisure time. We try to stay away from he emphasized. commercialization, And lest taxpayers and others worry about the cost, Mr. Bennett says miniature lights are utilized to reduce the cost of and notes that it costs "about a penny for everyone who goes through." one-tent- h YOU CANT beat those prices nowa- days! Many north Davis residents also travel to Salt Lake Citys Temple Square, now in its 15th year of providing a colorful light display. ITS A GIFT from the LDS Church to the community and were hoping that anyone who comes to Temple Square will be delighted with the lighting and that it will help create the Christmas spirit, says Temple Square Buildings Manager Dan Rogers. This year, some 180,000 lights have been ablaze on the square with some additional lights generally added every year, Mr. Rogers says. The area between the Tabernacle and the Assembly Hall is probably the most colorfully lighted with thousands of different colored lights. ten-acr- e Xmas because everybody so cheery!" as part of her is es- say. Sherry Roberts, 16, also a junior at the same school. "1 LIKE TO see pretty Christmas trees, streets filled wall decorations and glistenilike to see love ng lights. and togetherness," she added. the contest was sponsored the Clearfield Recreation Said she likes to hear cheery by people laughter and ringing bells. Department, wwl 1 SHE STARTED it by saying, "Christmas means a lot to me cause it means that Jesus Christ was born. Second place winner in the same category was Mike Henderson, 9, a 4th grade student at Wasatch Elementary School. Bloods Accept LDS Mission Call "I LIKE TO give gifts as well as get gift, he wrote. "Sometime I want to get up at 6: 0U and see what I got. Christmas is just as fun to see the expression on there face to get what they always wanted. Then everbody in your tamily will be happy and that will be a good Christmas not just a good Xmas a great Xmas. That's the best Xmas anyone can ever have. The hostages should have a Merry Xmas to they should be let out for Christmas. Thank you." In the 13 and older group, first place award went to Jeanne Griffard, 16, a junior at Cleartield High School. ALVIN BLOOD RHEA BLOOD Orin and Rhea Blood of 491 North 250 East, Kaysville have accepted a mission call for the LDS Church. They will serve in the California-SaDiego Mission. Church positions serving in the various offices of the Priesthood Quorums. He also MR. AND Mrs. Blood will speak in sacrament meeting, Sunday, Dec. 30 at 4 p.m. in the Kaysville Third Ward at 555 North 100 East. They will enter the Mission Training Center in Provo on Jan. 10. Mr. Blood was born and reared in Kaysville. He was educated in the Davis County Schools and graduated from Davis High School. He filled a mission to the Southern States Mission for 2! 2 years returning home in 1927. MRS. BLOOD is the former Rhea Harris of Layton. She graduated from Davis High School, attended Weber State n Fait OH Xmas Portrayed Through Light Displays By TOM BUSSELBERG SHE WROTE, "Its lull to be wall family and friends on TO GIVE AN idea of just how many lights can fill an area, Mr. Rogers says 10.000 lights are used on just one of the three large Christmas trees. These are tiny lights that use very little electricity. We did cut way back in 1972-7and had just ground lighting but we had quite a few complaints." There shouldnt be many of those now. Among improvements are a nativity scene between the North Visitors Center and the Tabernacle. The scene is built so that as a narration is played, lights illuminate the characters as they are introduced. 3 AND LIGHTING has been made to look as natural as possible, helping visitors perhaps get the feeling they are actually in Bethlehem where it all started nearly 2.000 years ago. The Temple Square display has received national recognition through many magazine and newspaper articles. Both displays will be ablaze helping add to that special spirit prevelant this time of the year through New Years. MY HOPE, and certainly that of those creating the displays, is that the special holiday spirit will bring peace and joy to the hearts of everyone, no matter what your religious belief or station in life. It would appear that peace on earth is an impossible dream, as of now, whether it be due to war-torregions of Southeast Asia or some of our own citizens being held hostage in Iran. But at least we can hope for a sm all bit of peace within our own hearts. n HAVE A happy holiday season and a blessed New Year! retired farmer and rancher. Later he accepted the position of MR. BLOOD is a parking attendant for an Ogden bank where he worked for five years and later for the Weber County Board of Education in Ogden. He has been active in LDS served as Sunday School teacher and a counselor in the YMMIA. College, received her bachelor of science degree from the University of Utah. She taught school for 25 years, having taught in California, Wyoming as well as the Davis County School District. She taught remedial reading in her home as well as at school the past 16 years. SHE HAS served as counselor in the Primary and also worked in the Primary organization tor many years. She served as Sunday School coordinator for three years. They are the parents of one son, J.R. Blood of Centerville and ten grandchildren and tour np Elder Blair Barton To Report On Mission Blair Barton arrived home Sunday, Dec. 23 from serving on his mission to the Costa Rica-SaJose Mission. ELDER BARTON will give his mission report on Sunday, Dec. 30 in the Kaysville Ninth Ward at 12 noon at 201 South 600 East. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Barton. Kaysville Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. Burton Winters were members of her family, Mr. and Mrs. Alden S. Adams, Dr. and Mrs. Reed Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Don Adams, all of Kaysville; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pike of Salt Lake City and their families. Mr. and Mrs. Dale L. Barton returned home from a week at San Jose, Calif, visiting with their daughter-in-laand son, Mr. and Mrs. Byron Barton. Byron and family will be moving to England in February to make their home where he has accepted a new position. Doyle L. Buhler left Wednesday morning to return to his home in Mendota, Calif., after spending the past five days with his sister and brother-in-laMr. and Mrs. Joe F. Preece. He visited in Bountiful with his mother and with his brothers Russell W. Buhler, Kaysville; Verle L. Buhler, Farmington; Glen L. Buhler, Centerville and their families and in Salt Lake City wuh his sister, Mr. and Mrs. Georee Hensler. |